Clinical trials: Root Canal
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Saphenous Nerve Block Versus Femoral Nerve Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty
Currently, the regional anesthetic standard of care for total knee replacement surgery is combined spinal/epidural, with or without a femoral nerve block, or FNB.
- Trial name
- NCT01333943
- Testing
- Study Group: Experimental, Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Perineural Steroids for Peripheral Nerve Blocks
This study will look at the efficacy of dexamethasone for prolongation of peripheral nerve blocks.
- Trial name
- NCT02462148
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, Bupivacaine, Epinephrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Hearing Loss
Clinical Study of Released Unitron RIC and BTE Hearing Aid Models
The present study will confirm the clinical benefit of 2 different released hearing aid models for speech understanding (in noise).
- Trial name
- NCT05197803
- Testing
- Hearing aid
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Skull Base Neoplasms, Skull Neoplasms
Proposal for Intraoperative Administration of Intravenous Indocyanine Green to Evaluate Position of the Optic Canal, Position of the Internal Carotid Arteries, Tumor Vascularization, and Vessel Encasement in Endoscopic Endonasal Cranial Base Surgery
This study is being done to demonstrate the feasibility of using a nasal endoscope to perform intraoperative angiography of surgical field, with the goals to evaluate anatomical landmarks and tumor characteristics during skull…
- Conditions
- Skull Base Neoplasms, Skull Neoplasms, Bone Neoplasm, Neoplasms
- Trial name
- ICG2 (NCT03072186)
- Testing
- near-infrared light nasal endoscope used with ICG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Knee Osteoarthritis, Arthroplasty Complications
Pre vs Post Block in Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)
The purpose of this project is to determine if a change in patient reported pain, nausea and vomiting after total knee arthroplasty can be observed with the substitution of a post operative adductor canal block for a preoperative…
- Conditions
- Knee Osteoarthritis, Arthroplasty Complications, Postoperative Pain
- Trial name
- NCT05974501
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, Acetaminophen, Lyrica
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
ACL Injury, Post Operative Pain
iPACK for Post-op Pain Following ACL Reconstruction
This study will consist of patients 12 years and older undergoing ACL reconstruction using a quadriceps or bone-patella tendon bone (BTB) graft.
- Trial name
- NCT05498870
- Testing
- Adductor Canal Block (ACB) Only, Adductor Canal Block (ACB) + iPACK Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Complications; Arthroplasty, Knee Injuries
Ultrasound-guided Adductor Canal Block for Total Knee Replacement
Total knee arthroplasty is associated with intense early postoperative pain. Fast track recovery programs including early therapy protocols and early hospital discharge are being implemented at various hospitals.
- Trial name
- NCT02100579
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Preservative free normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Carcinoma of the Anal Canal
Concurrent Chemoradiation + 5-FU + Mitomycin-C in Anal Carcinoma
This research study is a Pilot Study. Pilot studies are conducted to see if it is practical to do this type of research ona larger scale in the future.
- Trial name
- NCT01858025
- Testing
- Pencil Beam scanning Radiation, 5-fluorouracil, Mitomycin-C
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Adductor Canal Block and IPACK Block vs. Isolated Adductor Canal Block for Post-Operative Analgesia Following ACL Reconstruction With Bone Patellar Tendon Bone Autograft:
A randomized, single-blind, single-center study measuring the effects of adductor canal block combined with IPACK infiltration compared to adductor canal block alone on post-operative pain and opioid consumption in patients…
- Trial name
- NCT05286307
- Testing
- IPACK block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Anal Cancer
Capecitabine, Oxaliplatin, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage II or Stage III Anal Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as capecitabine and oxaliplatin, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Trial name
- NCT00093379
- Testing
- Capecitabine, Oxaliplatin, Radiation Therapy (XRT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia (AIN), High-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions (HSIL)
A Safety and Tolerability of Circumferential Anal Canal Radiofrequency Ablation For Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia
Assess the safety, feasibility, and patient tolerability of circumferential radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to the anal canal for patients with anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN).
- Trial name
- NCT02189161
- Testing
- Radiofrequency Ablation (Barrx™)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic - MITG
Postoperative Pain
Effect of Root Canal Treatment (Versus no Treatment) for Patients With Tooth Infections and Toothaches
The purpose of this study is to evaluate patients with emergency pain and a sore (infected) tooth to determine if immediate root canal therapy is better at reducing pain, when compared to initial treatment with antibiotic and…
- Trial name
- NCT01870973
- Testing
- root canal treatment, anesthesia, pain medications, and antibiotic, no root canal treatment, anesthesia, pain medications, and antibiotic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Arthropathy of Knee
Adductor Canal Block Versus Femoral Nerve Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty
Peripheral nerve blocks catheters of the femoral nerve have long been used for perioperative analgesia in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). These blocks provide effective analgesia and patient satisfaction for surgical pain relief.
- Trial name
- NCT03133481
- Testing
- Adductor Canal Nerve Block, Femoral Nerve Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear, Knee Meniscus Tear
Adductor Canal Block Versus Femoral Block on Pain and Quadriceps Strength
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of a femoral nerve block vs. an adductor canal block on pain and quadriceps muscle strength for knee arthroscopy surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT05190120
- Testing
- Femoral Nerve Block, Adductor Canal Nerve Block, preoperative Femoral Nerve Block using 20ml of 0.5% ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Vertos Mild - Post Market Patient Outcomes
This is a single-center study evaluating the outcomes of patients with painful lumbar spinal stenosis who were treated with the mild procedure (minimally invasive lumbar decompression.
- Trial name
- NCT01076244
- Testing
- Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Center for Pain Relief, Inc.
Anal Cancer
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Fluorouracil, and Mitomycin C in Treating Patients With Invasive Anal Cancer
RATIONALE: Specialized radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue.
- Trial name
- NCT00423293
- Testing
- fluorouracil, mitomycin C, Intensity-modulated radiation therapy
- Where
- 172 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults
Injections of Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase (GAD) for LADA Type of Diabetes
This study will evaluate the effects of 3 intra-nodal injections of GAD-alum (Diamyd), together with oral vitamin D supplementation.
- Trial name
- GADinLADA (NCT04262479)
- Testing
- recombinant human glutamic acid dehydrogenase (rhGAD65), formulated in aluminium hydrogel, Vitamin D
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Cancer
Advanced MRI Sequences for Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning
The purpose of this study is to determine if it would be helpful to use advanced MRI imaging techniques to take additional views of the tumor target for radiation treatment planning or treatment follow-up MRI.
- Trial name
- NCT02340715
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Tooth, Nonvital
Effect of Passive Ultrasonic Irrigation on the Reduction of Bacteria and Endotoxins in Root Canals
The purpose of this clinical study was to compare the effectiveness of passive ultrasonic irrigation with that of traditional syringe irrigation on the removal of bacteria and endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide [LPS]) from root canals.
- Trial name
- NCT02917642
- Testing
- Ultrasonic Irrigation, Non-Ultrasonic Irrigation
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Postoperative Pain
Adductor Canal Mid-thigh and Adductor Canal Distal Thigh: Is Cutaneous Sensory Blockade Similar Among Block Techniques?
This is a randomized noninferiority interventional study to determine the equivalence of two adductor canal block (ACB) methods: mid-thigh and distal thigh in patients undergoing medial foot, medial ankle, or medial leg surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT02788019
- Testing
- Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center